Intraspinal meningiomas: Review of 54 cases with discussion of poor prognosis factors and modern therapeutic management

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 458-464

  Roux, François Xavier ^a   Nataf, François ^b   Pinaudeau, Magloire ^b   Borne, Guy ^b   Devaux, Bertrand ^b   Meder, Jean François ^b  

^a Neurosurgical Department   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

laser surgery; Meningioma; radiation therapy; spinal cord tumor; spinal surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; PROGNOSIS; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 0030297105     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(96)00199-1     Document Type: Article

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